Emperor
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Furniture Design Category
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Project Title
Emperor
Project Function
Table
Project Location
New Zealand, Auckland
Project Tags
Lobby table, luxury furniture, neo-sino, chinese
Office Name
Tiger Guo Design Studio
Team Members
Tiger ChongSheng Guo
Office Link
Copyrights
Tiger ChongSheng Guo 2020
Project Description
Tian Zi (Emperor) is the first of the Imperial Furniture Series, born of the novel Neo-Sino design methodology. Coined by the designer Tiger ChongSheng Guo, Neo-Sino combines traditional design principles from China’s rich 5,000 year history, with culturally unbiased contemporary design practices.
Neo-Sino believes that modern high design is derived almost exclusively from western design influences such as the neo-classism and Bauhaus movements. In addition to this, western influence has instigated much of the socioeconomic development of Asia in the last few centuries, resulting in many “Asian designs” falling short as poor western imitations. This style is strongly criticized by historians but not designers, such as with the early 18th century style of “Chinoiserie”, which is condemned by many societies, but not the artistic realm.
Neo-Sino aims to reintegrate ‘true’ Chinese design influence into the societies of high design, whilst remaining respectful of contemporary design methodologies and values.
Emperor is made from sustainable Jarrah, and brass.
Project Link
Image Credits
Tiger ChongSheng Guo

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